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He was awarded with the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]], Poland's highest state decoration. |
He was awarded with the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]], Poland's highest state decoration. |
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According to the files of [[Institute of National Remembrance]] from 1961 to 1969 Skubiszewski was an informer of the secret police ([[Służba Bezpieczeństwa]] or Security Service) of the communist People's Republic of Poland, his code-name was "Kosk". He infiltrated anticommunist opposition in exile (including members of his own family). ''Source (polish): [http://www.niezalezna.pl/article/show/id/27533]'' |
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Krzysztof Skubiszewski | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland | |
| In office 13 September 1989 – 25 October 1993 | |
| President | Lech Wałęsa |
| Prime Minister | Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Jan Olszewski, Hanna Suchocka |
| Preceded by | Tadeusz Olechowski |
| Succeeded by | Andrzej Olechowski |
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| Born | October 8, 1926 Poznań, Poland |
| Died | February 8, 2010 (aged 83) Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | independent |
| Profession | lawyer |
Krzysztof Skubiszewski [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf skubʲiˈʂɛfskʲi] (8 October 1926 – 8 February 2010) was a Polish politician, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1993) and an established scholar in the field of international law.
Skubiszewski was born in Poznań. He served in the successive cabinets of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Jan Olszewski and Hanna Suchocka and was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Third Republic of Poland. An acclaimed international lawyer, he served as the president of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal from 16 February 1994 until his death.
He was awarded with the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest state decoration.
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